Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 109080
Wind Power: Contracts
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Dame Nia Griffith
Labour — Llanelli
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the latest allocation of contracts for off-shore wind electricity generation on domestic energy security.
Answer
Michael ShanksIn the CfD AR7 offshore wind auction, we secured more OFW capacity than any offshore wind CfD round to date, with 8.4GW of new capacity. That supports our energy security by powering the equivalent of over 12 million homes, while protecting the country fr...
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